BlueTec
Mercedes-Benz E350 BlueTec 18-Month Review and Report
The 18-month mark of a long-term test car is a bittersweet moment. In one respect, we’ve gotten to know the car really well over the past year and a half. On the other hand, we know its time with us is coming to a close.
Our 2011 Palladium Silver Mercedes-Benz E350 …
2013 Mercedes-Benz GL350 BlueTec – Review and Road Test
Mercedes introduced the GL-Class (GL is short for light Geländewagen, German for off-roader) in 2007, larger and wider than the M-Class and with true seating for seven, and tamer than the military-spec G-Class, first as the V8 powered GL450, then later adding a higher-performance V8 and the time-tested 3.0-liter V6 …
2011 Mercedes-Benz E350 BlueTec Diesel 12-Month Review and Report
It’s uncanny how our long-term cars seem to hit 10,000 km (6214 miles) at the one-year anniversary mark. Indeed, such was the case with our 2011 Palladium Silver Mercedes-Benz E350 BlueTec sedan.
Over the past year, since taking delivery at the Mercedes-Benz Kundencenter in Sindelfingen, Germany (Sindelfingen is a town near …
Mercedes-Benz E350 BlueTec Six-Month Review and Report
The Mercedes-Benz E350 BlueTec has been in our long-term test fleet for a over six months at this point and, now that the car has passed 4396 miles (7075 km), it is fitting to look back.
It’s noteworthy to mention that everyone at The Diesel Driver wants to drive the E350. …
2012 Mercedes-Benz GL350 BlueTec Review and Test Drive
The Mercedes-Benz GL-Class made its debut at the 2006 North American International Auto Show in New York and was designed with the North American market in mind. It is currently offered in three versions, the GL350 BlueTec, with a 3.0-liter V-6 turbo-charged diesel engine, the gasoline-powered GL450, with a 4.6-liter …
Mercedes-Benz Unveils E300 BlueTec Hybrid Diesel Sedan – First Look
Introducing the World’s Most Economical Luxury Car
Many diesel enthusiasts have wondered why mainstream automakers such as Mercedes-Benz haven’t built a diesel-electric hybrid, bridging the best of diesel efficiency on the open road with hybrid in-town economy.
The Mercedes-Benz E300 BlueTec Hybrid will go on sale next year. It is available in …
BMW, Mercedes to Offer Diesels in Japan
X5 xDrive35d and E350 BlueTec On Display at Tokyo Motor Show
Jonathan Spira reports live from the Tokyo Motor Show
While diesels may rule the Autobahn, automakers have faced an uphill battle in gaining acceptance for oilburners in the U.S. There’s at least one market where the percentage of diesel-powered vehicles sold …
2011 Mercedes-Benz E350 BlueTec Diesel Three Month Review and Report
Last November, I drove the Mercedes-Benz E350 BlueTec sedan from New York to Boston and back and promptly fell in love. The trip of 331 km (206 miles) took three hours and my fuel consumption was 6.7 l/100 km (35 mpg). The return trip of 335 km (208 miles) took …
Shipping the Mercedes-Benz E350 BlueTec to the U.S.
The inevitable epilogue of every European Delivery trip is referred to as “drop-off,” the point at which the owner hands over his car to the shipper for ocean transport to the United States.
We dropped off the 2011 Mercedes-Benz E350 BlueTec at the offices of BLG Logistics in Bremerhaven on August …
Mercedes-Benz unveils SLK 250 CDI Diesel Roadster, B-Class, B-Class E-Cell, F125
Mercedes-Benz, the inventor of the automobile, celebrates its 125 birthday this year. Under the motto “Mercedes-Next,” the automaker presented six world premieres at the Frankfurt Internationale Automobile Ausstellung (International Automobile Show). The new cars include the recently announced SLK 250 CDI , the completely new B-Class, and two concept cars, …
Mercedes-Benz European Delivery – The Mercedes-Benz E350 BlueTec Diesel Sedan
Out of the five automakers that offer European Delivery programs in the United States – Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, and Volvo – only two, Audi and Mercedes-Benz, currently offer diesels via their program.
Mercedes-Benz offers customers residing in the United States the opportunity to purchase a new Mercedes E-Class or S-Class …
The Road to Maastricht – Driving the Mercedes-Benz E350 BlueTec Diesel Sedan
Maastricht, the capital of the province Limburg, is located in the southern part of the Netherlands. It was also our first destination after taking delivery of The Diesel Driver’s new long-term test car, a Mercedes-Benz E350 BlueTec diesel sedan.
TDD Editor Jonathan Spira and I started out from the Mercedes-Benz Kundencenter …
